Sean Kimberley L'Estrange was born on 19 September 1967 and is a former Australian politician.
13 Facts About Sean L'Estrange
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Sean L'Estrange was the Member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Churchlands from 2013 until 2021.
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Sean L'Estrange was the Minister for Finance; Minister for Mines and Petroleum; and Minister for Small Business in the Barnett-Liberal Government of Western Australia.
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Sean L'Estrange has held the role of Manager of Opposition Business and other senior Shadow Ministerial portfolios such as Health, Mental Health, and Economic Development.
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Sean L'Estrange represented Western Australia at the National All Schools Cross Country Championships three times.
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Sean L'Estrange was a silver medalist in the WA Debating League State grand final.
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Sean L'Estrange completed a Master's Degree of Educational Leadership; Graduate Diploma of Management; and is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Joint Command and Staff College.
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Sean L'Estrange joined the Liberal Party of Western Australia in 2002 and held various pre-parliamentary service positions in the party.
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In 2013 Sean L'Estrange was elected to the seat of Churchlands in the 39th Parliament of Western Australia.
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In 2017, Sean L'Estrange was re-elected to the seat of Churchlands in the 40th Parliament of Western Australia.
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The Liberal Party suffered a primary vote swing of 16 percent but Sean L'Estrange kept his swing to 4 percent, securing a comfortable TPP majority of 63.2 percent, the second-safest Liberal seat in Perth.
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Sean L'Estrange was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Parliament's Economic and Industry Standing Committee.
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At the 2021 election Sean L'Estrange was caught up in the Liberal Party landslide defeat set amongst the backdrop of COVID-19; however, it was to be a significant boundary change - removing the blue-Liberal area of central City Beach and replacing it with the Labor-red area of Scarborough-Doubleview that saw 205 voters preference flows defeat him.